12888670809 | Trope | a figurative word or expression | 0 | |
12888670810 | Metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 1 | |
12888670811 | Simile | A comparison using like or as | 2 | |
12888670812 | point of view | the perspective from which a story is told | 3 | |
12888670813 | figurative language | Language that can't be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. | 4 | |
12888670814 | Diction | A writers choice of words | 5 | |
12888670815 | Syntax | The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences | 6 | |
12888670816 | Hamartia | a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero | 7 | |
12888670817 | Emjambment | When a line of poetry continues to the next line without punctuation | 8 | |
12888670818 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 9 |
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